Speaking at the recent Irish Hoteliers Federation Conference in Killarney, Mike Webster of Gulliver warned hoteliers about the changing tactics of online travel agencies (OTA’s), which could be detrimental to the industry.

Visitravel CEO, Mike Webster, was a recent guest on RTE Drive Time where he spoke about recent trends in Irish tourism with special consideration for UK demand into Ireland.

Irish Tourism industry experts and Tourism Ireland expect Ireland to have around 7.5 million visitors in 2013 – and this will show a 5% increase on 2012. It will contribute €3.7bn to the economies, north and south.It is widely thought that visitors from nations that have escaped somewhat from the huge economic crisis.

Everybody connected to the Tourism trade is by now well aware of the Gathering 2013. The Gathering is an Irish Government/Tourism Ireland/Fáilte Ireland led initiative that has as its aim to encourage the Irish diaspora to return home to Ireland during 2013, and to be guests and part of special local events that are organized by the local community throughout next year.

In these difficult economic times, positive news for the tourist industry is always welcome and the recent statistics showing that half a million more visitors travelled to Ireland throughout 2011 is a huge positive boost for confidence going forward in the industry.

Self Catering holidays in Ireland are precisely that – holidays on which you cater for your own holiday needs and retain control over what you do throughout your holiday and when you do it.

May 9th ushered in a new era for Novacarhire.com. After months of hard work, we relaunched the brand with a new website and fresh new design.

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